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Alliance military convoys passing through Hungary

Text: Ministry of Defence |  11:09 January 20, 2025

On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (20-22 January 2025), a convoy of the British Army is passing through Hungary to participate in NATO Exercise Steadfast Dart 2025 in Romania.

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One must expect increased military traffic consisting of staged military march columns moving on the following routes:

On Monday, 20 January and on Tuesday, 21 January in the early morning hours, between 4.00 and 8.00 a.m., on the route Rajka border crossing point – M15 motorway – M1 highway – Main Road 83 – Pápa, HDF 47th Air Base,

On Monday, 20 January, from 19.00 p.m. until 4.00 a.m. on Tuesday, 21 January, as well as on Tuesday, 21 January from 18.00 p.m. until 3.00 a.m. on Wednesday, 22 January on the route Pápa, HDF 47th Air Base – Main Road 83 – Main Road 8 – M7 motorway – M0 highway – M5 motorway – Main Road 451 – Szentes, HDF 14th Engineer Regiment. According to plan, the columns are to make short stopovers at the Inárcs rest area of the M5 motorway.

Similar increased military traffic is to be expected

on Tuesday, 21 January in the evening hours, between 19.00 p.m. and 22.30 p.m., as well as on Wednesday, 22 January between 18.00 p.m. and 22.00 p.m. on the route Szentes, HDF 14th Engineer Regiment – Main Road 451 – Main Road 45 – Main Road 47 – M43 motorway – Road 448 Nagylak, old border crossing point.

“We kindly ask you to drive with great caution near the military vehicles/convoys, as their size and speed, as well as the length of convoys and their mode of movement may differ from the usual standards of everyday road traffic. The Hungarian Defence Forces ask the local residents for patience, and at once thank them for their understanding.”

Press release of the Ministry of Defence

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